Film submissions for the Movies that Matter Festival 2027 are now open.
Agenda
25 June to 1 July
Now in Cinemas: Soldier’s Bones
In 1971, young Newsweek reporter Alec Shimkin uncovers a secret U.S. military operation in the Mekong Delta: Operation Speedy Express, during which large-scale war crimes are committed. Following the My Lai massacre in 1968, he becomes convinced that this “Super My Lai” must also be brought to light. For months, Newsweek suppresses his investigation—under pressure...
2 July
Pakhuis Kino x Movies that Matter: Cutting Through Rocks
On Thursday 2 July, in collaboration with Pakhuis de Zwijger, we are organising a screening of Cutting Through Rocks as part of the Pakhuis Kino evening. The film won both the Activist Lens Award and the Audience Award at the 2026 Movies that Matter Festival. After the film, Eric Seleky will be in conversation with...
9 July to 15 July
Now in Cinemas: La Petite Derniere
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. It is springtime, and Fatima (played by non-professional newcomer Nadia Melliti) is in her final year of secondary school. She has a warm...
